Tri-State Area Moving & Storage Corp

If I could give them no stars I would horrible horrible horrible. Upon moving my china closet they broke the glass in January. Stated they would replace it after ten calls finally Gavriel stated it would come today. Waited all day only to not have them show up at my home or call. Call Gavriel and he lied and said they were stuck on a job they would be here in a few hours… no show! They will certainly be getting the bill when I go and purchase the glass myself. Consumer beware DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!

Had a great experience with these guys! U-​Haul would have cost me twice as much. Thanks for the easy move!

If I could give no stars I would. Do not use this company. They were supposed to show up at 9:00 a.m. and they showed up at 9:00 p.m. My husband did more moving than the four guys who showed up did. Slow, incompetent, lazy. Of course, even thought they were 12 hours late, they asked for more money immediately upon arrival and demanded cash. Please do yourself a favor and don’t bother using this company.

To Gavriel,
I just want to tell you your business is a joke. You ripped me and my mother off. Your guys were very unprofessional and treated my mother with utter disrespect. Your guy Vinny not only hung up on me when I was talking to him, he swore all the way from Manhattan to Queens with my mother in the truck. Only because they «FUCKING» thought she didn’t speak english. On top of your total disrespect for people, I’m 100% sure your truck didn’t break down on 95, you and your lazy workers just tried to take advantage of your customers. Your lies and excuses will be stated in a personal letter to the Better Business Bureau .I hope they shut your joke of a company down and you don’t ever get the chance to take advantage of people again.
You took something fun and exciting for us and made it to shit!
Also many pieces of my mother things are missing. A picture that has been in the family for a while, a table stand and bed risers from the storage in Connecticut.
I can’t even tell you how much of a joke you are.
Every review out there I can find I will make sure to tell people to not even think about your services. I hope karma finds you soon in a prison cell.
I WISH YOU THE WORST,
Marilynn

Do Not Use this company!!! I wish I had seen the reviews before I hired them. This was the worst experience I had with a move. They sent thugs to my house. They talk the whole time so it took them 10 hours to move my house into storage. Alll of my boxes were crushed and they carelessly placed things so I had. The movers that we hired to move us into our home AAA movers were fantastic and took them 5hrs. They said this company was trying to rack up hours.
Do not trust their low pricing. They tell you its a flat rate and ever though it said a flat rate on the estimate, they added in after the fact that it is a flat rate for 5 hours. Also, we were supposed to get one free month of storage and they told us after the fact that we would need a bigger unit so that unit is not free for the month. Our movers we just hired told us we dig not need a bigger unit if things were placed the correct way.
Finally, they refused to take the arms off my eliptical and put a hole in my basement ceiling. They did not tell us and the morning of our walk through we had to fix the ceiling so the new owners wouldn’t have any issues. When I called to tell the owen what happened he yelled at me and told me I was wrong and he would not compensate me and I will be billed $ 240 more if i do not use them when I move into my new home. I have to cancel my credit card and banking info so they could not continue to charge me for the storage or the moving Iwas no longer using.
They are the definition of dishonest, Use AAA moving instead. I just had them move me in. They were amazing, fast and professional.

DO NOT USE this company if you value your personal property. We had a horrible experience. I am surprised that this company has not been shut down by now. They allegedly picked up my purchase from a store

So, I will confirm the lack of professionalism and integrity the poor reviews I am reading on Unilocal describe about Tri-​State Area Moving and Storage and the complete absence of any discernable conscience displayed on the part of the owner, Gavriel Avgi, in my dealings with him. And, as stated by a previous reviewer, I only wish I had taken the simple step of reading the Unilocal reviews prior to hiring this company. Everything stated is true — from the late arrival on morning of move (complete with bogus excuse) to the complete runaround over damages incurred to my property and outright disregard for business ethics that led me to this review which I would always, in my good conscience, endeavor to avoid if an issue is at all resolvable. But the man has left me no choice.
So I was quoted a contract price for the job based on guaranteed flat rate of 2.5 hours travel time and 4 man-​hours of work. Two movers arrived at the loading address, an hour late, and in a Budget rental truck (THAT should have been my first clue). There was some dragging of feet on site and perplexed scratching of heads while staring at my furniture but, overall, I probably wouldn t have formed a poor opinion during this aspect of the move. This was destined to change. They arrived at 10:30am and finished unloading at the final destination at 3:30pm. This equals 2.5 hours of actual labor, plus 2.5 hours of travel. At the final destination, while my furniture was held hostage on their truck, I was told that traffic was heavy and took more than the agreed 2.5 hours. I was made to agree to an extra hour of labor — 5 man hours — and STILL pay for the 2.5 travel time!
Simple math: 10:30am to 3:30pm
They worked for 2.5 hours, sat in traffic for 2.5 hours, yet I was strong-​armed into paying for 7.5 hours.
Fast forward to final items offloaded — at which point I discovered that not only was there a throw pillow completely missing but upon inspection of my sofa I discovered a leg had been brutalized in the trip. Wood not just scraped or scratched — it was shredded! I brought this to the attention of one of the men. He shrugged his shoulders and offered, «i dont know nuthin about that», in reply.
I have an enomously wide driveway — 60 feet wide — in front of my 3-​car garage. Yet these boobs found it necessary to park the truck against my house and crushed my gutter.
The next day I sent photos of the damages to the owner and his assistant and the weeks that ensued were filled with almost daily attempts to reach the man to resolve the matter — always being told he’ll ‘get right back to me’ or is awaiting a call «from the contractor with an estimate». Finally I asked him point blank if he was playing me for a fool. he at that point asked me (onus was on ME all of a sudden) to provide two written estimates to repair the gutter damage. Forget the sofa damage — that was completely ignored. I obtained two very reasonable estimnates and forwarded these to him as requested. Now, I am being ignored.
The move was August 23^rd. Today is Oct 3^rd and I have had enough.

I had a serious issue with Tri-​State movers located in Long Island (21 Hammond Road Centereach, L.I.) I was supposed to receive my delivery of home goods on Sept. 1^st (attached please find the contract) between 9:00−10−00am. As I pulled up to my apartment building that morning, I received a call from Gavriel Avgi, the gentleman (and I use that term loosely). He explained to me that there was a dead body found in the storage facility where my things were being loaded onto the truck, and they had to stop loading and evacuate the premises because of the police activity. At that moment my heart melted thinking someone had just lost a Father, son, brother, I was shocked. He told me he would keep me posted, this was 9:00am. I continued to call him through-​out the day, he never called me once, it was always me calling him. My family was with me to help with the move, and we waited all day until 4:00pm. Through-​out the day he told me that the Chief of Police was on the scene and still would not allow anyone into the storage area. At 4:00pm my friend called him (because I was so infuriated) and asked him when would I receive my items. He again lied and said because of the activity he would not be able to deliver my items. I was truly distraught the whole time thinking someone’s life had been taken. I called the Centereach police department to find out if what he said was true, and they verified that there was no dead body found at that location on Sept.1^st.
Through-​out this whole ordeal I truly believed someone had passed away. I was totally inconvenienced. My families time was wasted and so was mine. I had to take off a half days worked and be docked a vacation day on the 2^nd of Sept., all because of his lie, (please find attached the letter from my HR dept). Once they did eventually come on Tuesday (which Gavriel told me he would be there at 1:00pm, they should up at 2:30, they would not unload my items (which he says is stated on the contract, but the paperwork he sent me did not have this information on it) until I paid them in full, which is bogus, why should I pay for services that I’ve yet to receive. As soon as the movers saw me they asked me what I was told from Gavriel the following day? They said they heard something about a dead body. The real reason they didn’t show up is because they had other people to move and he did not have enough workers to come move me. Why did he just not tell me that is beyond me. Because they were late the co-​op board charged me $ 250 for them running over the allotted time which is between 9 – 4, they didn’t finish until 7:30pm.
I feel because of his «intentional negligence» he should reimburse me for all my wasted time, time away from work, and some type of deduction for the move. If you can assist me in any way it would truly be appreciated. I want everyone to know that they are scumbags.

what a horrible experience
–unlicensed and uninsured
The state took action and I got a partial refund
As I sit here years later
I still miss my super bowl cap from fifteen years ago
And my jets caps
If your stuff is worthless
Use these low lives
Otherwise
BewAre
Liars
And thieves

Hello Unilocalers,
I want to begin by stating that it’s important that reviews are stated honestly and it is my intention that whatever reviews I give that may be negative is taken as constructive criticism for the business owner to rectify on his end. I am not one to complain about companies since I’ve always been able to resolve issues amicably & professionally when needed.
I take great pride in my customer services provided to all of the clients I’ve worked with over the years and I expect the same when dealing with other companies myself. In this case I need to write an honest review, no exaggeration here I just need to make the public aware of my personal experiences regarding Tri-​State Area Moving & Storage
. The owner Gavriel threatened to sue me to take this post down, but it is an honest review. I will NOT be deterred to take this down for honestly stating my experiences. You as a consumer are welcome to search online for other reviews since apparently I am not the ONLY one with such experience.
I would give Tri-​State «0» stars if I could. I have tried to work with this company for several years and gave them the benefit of a doubt. I managed his account while I was in a bartering network. All customers that were referred to them (over the course of 1 year perhaps even longer) via the Barter network complained that he would bait and switch from barter quotes to excessive cash amounts. I always treated him professionally, courteously and have been extremely patient with him during these type of complaints that turned out to be extremely time consuming.
Every single customer that used his services through the barter network complained (at least 15 +), NOT ONE came back with anything positive to say about this company. Complaints ranged from, damaged furniture, items missing, workers showing up stoned, 3 hour jobs turn into 15 hour jobs, workers taking their time deliberately, insurance claims taking several months to clear if at all, showing up several hours late, wrong estimates, etc…
One of my (non barter) companies provided shipping services for them under contract for over $ 2000-​cash It’s been over 9 months since he was invoiced and he still hasn’t paid, we had to pay our carrier at of our pocket while he had the benefit of using the shipping services provided by us. I called Gavriel on a daily basis to get paid, He constantly made excuses and lied that the check is in the mail, that he was going to do bank transfers, he asked me to send FedEx to pick up the check (when FedEx showed up at his place of business 3x to collect the check he would tell them that he had nothing to give them). I have over 50+ emails and phone calls made to collect what was due my company from the past 9 months. I am an extremely patient person, but It has now worn thin and I am left no choice but to write this review.
Unfortunately Gavriel, the owner is a liar and clearly displays no conscience. He holds items hostage in his storage facility to extort more money from innocent consumers. If you are looking for a moving company I humbly suggest do some research, ask for references, an ethical company would be happy to provide references if their customers are happy.
Gavriel, you are welcome & have a right to rebut any of the claims above, but I WILL NOT BE THREATENED FOR WRITING AN HONEST REVIEW OF MY EXPERIENCE WITH YOU AND YOUR COMPANY. I warned Gavriel many times over the past 9 months to clear what is owed for services rendered otherwise I will write an honest review to warn others, unfortunately that time has come. You sir are in breach of contract. I have a duty and right to warn the public about you. Turn this review into a positive one I would love to see Tri State strive for better customer service experiences rather than bully & threaten their customers. What business owner in their right mind and ethical practice would not want to rectify bad experiences from their customers.
See the Better Business Review here:
see other reviews here:
Gavriel, strive to do better for your customers, otherwise more reviews from others will pile up.

DO NOT USE THESE GUYS EVER! They are unprofessional, poor communicators, inflate your cost after you get a binding contract. Moved cross country & it’s been over 2 weeks and we still don’t have our things! Somehow the rep underestimated his binding contract by 3000 lbs??? They’re holding our things hostage at this point unless we pay more $ 2000 addl to them.

BEWARE! Terrible moving company! They gauranteed a maximum time, went over by hours and then demanded cash at 10PM or they would take all of my posessions away. Broke a lot of my stuff, left truck unattended and one of the guys was not working the entire time. They would get zero stars if that was an option.

LETS START FROM BEGINNING…
These guys showed up two and a half hours late not to mention reeked of marijuana.
On top of pot break after cigarette break my four-​hour move turned into 14 hours. Damaged most of my furniture left things shrink-​wrapped left packing blankets not to mention left items at the previous location which I was assured they were going back to bring to me the following day. This never happened. After 2 weeks chasing the owner of the company Gabrial, I finally get him down here to access and address the situation. To my face he claims he will do the right thing. Low and behold he did anything but, he refused my phone calls, then proceeded to tell me he’s not going to do anything.
Long Story short do not use them I am in the mist of taking them to court. Trust me!!! I will win!

Regretting ever minute the decision to use them. I have moved with other companies it took 3 hours for my last company to move from a 2^nd story apt to my first floor apt. we just closed on our home and our apt lease is up so i had to move quick. this company quoted me for 3 hours w/​2 movers. they showed up late, took forever didn’t even take everything, fought with my husband and I, the owner is a liar. They moved so slow i asked if someone from the company could come out. they had my husband sign on my credit card which he isnt on or they wouldn’t take my stuff off their truck even though they were over their time by hours, they just left all my stuff in the living room of the house. I had to hire other movers to get the rest of my stuff for this Saturday. they had my pay for packing material for stuff they never packed which is still at my apt.

Seriously, don’t use them!!! They come whenever they want and the boss gives you some bs excuse why they are late. On top of that, he doesn’t want to accommodate you for using up your time… if you use them, you will regret it! Just pay the extra money and get some movers that mean business. They move slow as ever too! I will make sure that I write enough reviews to make sure no one uses this company. That is how serious I am –_​_​_​–
They don’t even deserve 1 star! Where are the negative stars when you need them?! Lol
And the boss’s name is Gabriel and he has an accent.